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Carol Westphal

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Saintly Heretic

OCTOBER 2012: INSIDE OUT by Carol Westphal "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses..." Hebrews 13:1 I've been married to the same man for almost fifty years, and it's been a good run. But recently, a new man has come into my life. My husband doesn't need to worry too much about him, though, as this "new" man is really a very old man. In fact, he's been dead for over sixteen hundred years, and…
Carol Westphal
October 1, 2012
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After Hurricane Irene: A Lesson of Two Seas

The Galilean Sea. The Adriatic Sea. Violent storms on both. Mark's Gospel tells the story of Jesus and his disciples crossing the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:35–41). A tired Jesus is fast asleep on a cushion in the stern of the boat when a sudden storm erupts. The book of Acts tells of Paul on the Adriatic Sea, as he travels from Jerusalem to Rome. After the crew and passengers have endured some fourteen days of howling winds and high…
Carol Westphal
October 1, 2011
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Bunny Hunt

"Where's the bunny, Benjamin?" I asked our almost two-year old grandson. He grinned slyly. He knew, of course, where the little toy bunny was hiding. He had just seen Grandma slip bunny under her summer robe. But... Hurray! Hurray! The search game was on! He and Grandma lifted the bell-pull hanging on the kitchen wall. "Bunny not there," he solemnly announced. "Is bunny in your pocket, Ben?" We looked. "Nope! Bunny not there." Behind the refrigerator? Under Ben's bib? "Nope!…
Carol Westphal
May 16, 2005